teleen_fiction ([personal profile] teleen_fiction) wrote2010-11-17 04:08 am

A Proud But Bittersweet Moment


It's incredibly rare for someone to receive this in person.  It's an amazing story. 

Medal of Honor to go to first living recipient from Afganistan War.

[identity profile] darth-eldritch.livejournal.com 2010-11-17 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow! I'm glad he's alive today. So sad for his friends who died.

Interesting fact: if he has kids, and if they want to attend any of the military academies like West Point, all they have to do is qualify for admissions and military service and they are in. Children of Medal of Honor recipients automatically get accepted.

[identity profile] teleens-journal.livejournal.com 2010-11-18 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Very interesting, :).

[identity profile] heeroluva.livejournal.com 2010-11-18 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for sharing this.